Music Vocabulary 101

the sensation of motion in music regulated by the duration and grouping of sounds

• fast

• speed

• rhythm

• slow

Pitch in music is the....(check all that apply)

• perceived highness of a sound.

• vibrations per second of a sound.

• perceived lowness of a sound.

• ability to throw a baseball.

Form is the...(fill in the blank)

The pattern created by stressed and unstressed beats is?

• rhythm

• pulse

• beat

• meter

Texture in music is the way... (check all that apply)

• you touch up ceilings and walls.

• something tastes in your mouth.

• in which the individual parts of music are layered and woven.

• something feels.

A series of consecutive pitches with a recognizable shape or tune is...

• Harmony

• Frequency

• Melody

• Awesome

Beat is the underlying rhythmic...(fill in the word)

Tempo in music is the...(check all that apply)

• beats per minute.

• frequency of each note.

• speed of the beats.

• the plan of action.

The simultaneous sounding of pitches in music is...

• horrible!

• melody

• texture

• harmony

Basic characteristics of sound that are manipulated to create music. (pitch, rhythm, harmony, dynamics, timbre, texture, form, and style/articulation)

• Elements of Music

• Periodic Table

• Element of Surprise

• Element of Manipulation